Saw filing device



Sept. 29,

1942 B. F. MILANO SAW` FILING DEVICE l Filed NOV. 28, 1940 ETL- ' INVENTOR 59m/ir MLA/v0 WMM Patented Sept. 29, 1942 vUNITED 'STATES` PATENT "F-FICE wie A :sAvvrILlNG DEVICE l l Barney F. Milano, vluffalrlo,.(Vlolo. l Appelation November 2s, 1940, serial No. 367,503

2 Claims. (Cl. 'mf-33) contact the .saw at denite, fixed, uniformly spaced intervals so Vthat all the teeth of the saw will -be uniformly angled and uniformly spaced. Other objects and advantages of the invention are to ,provide a mechanism of this character which will be quickly and easily adjustable to accommodate the different tooth spacingl on different types of saws; to accommodate the different sizes and lengths of les; and Which can be quickly and easily applied to any savv either by meansof the usual saw :filing vise or by means of an ordinary lcanpenters or machinists vise so that no special attaching mechanism will be required.

Other objects and advantages reside in the 4detail :construction of the invention, which is de- Y signed for simplicity, economy, and e'ciency.

These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention reference ishad to the accompanying drawing lwhich forms a part hereof. Like numerals refer to like parts in `all views of the drawing and throughout the description.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of the improved saw iling device illustratingI it in .place on a saw. The saw and the longitudinal supporting members are shown ibroken away for convenience of illustration.

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof with the position of the saw land the supporting members being shown in broken line.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the tooth spacing bar as employed in the invention.

Fig. 4 is an end View of the le supporting structure.

Fig. 5 is a cross section through the iile guide block of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a detail cross section through the spacing bar land supporting members illustrating their position on a saw and in a typical vise.

In the drawing, 1a saw is indicated at I9; a typical vise of any desired type, at II; and a saw sharpening file at I8.

The invention 'comprises a spacing bar I2 having one or more longitudinally extending series of accurately spaced holes I3 adjacent its edges. The spacing bar illustrated in Fig. 3 has one series of relatively closely spaced holes, corresponding 0f `the bar.

tothe spacing of typcalteeth in the usual cross cut carpenters saw, anda second series of similar -holes morewidely spaced lto correspond to the spacing of teeth inacarpenters typical rip saw. The two series of holes parallel the two side edges The' spacing bar is detachably secured falong a supporting angle member `III by means of suitable bolts .I5 passing through -bolt holes I6 therein. A second angle supporting member I'I is provided.V The two angle supporting 'members are lclamped against the opposite sides of the saw to hold it in alignment bymeans" of any suitable -vise, such as the vise. IIf.; When the angle members II and the angle member I'4 with its 'spacing bar I2 have been 'clamped alongthe saw the `lprop'er distance below the teeth thereof, the device is ready for use. 1 l i Y The filing is done by means of lthe usual triangular saw 'file I8 having `any desired length. The handle extremity of the file I8 is wedged or -'otherwise securedin a xed'socket member I9.

The 'tip extremity of :the file is supported 'in a receivingsocket in a' second socket member 29.

, Thev outer :extremities of the socket members I9 and are reduced in diameter and slipped into receiving bores in two 'le blocks 2I.v` The member I9 is secured in its le block 2I by means of a set screw 22 which acts to hold the file in any desired position and to prevent it :from rotating.

The two le .blocks 2I are adjustably mounted on a slide bar 23 terminating in a handle 25.' The slide bar passes through the file blocks and the latter are secured thereon Iby means of suitable set screws 24. The position of the le blocks can be varied along the bar 23 to accommodate files of any given length.

The slide bar is slidably mounted in a guide block 26, the block .being notched to snugly receive the bar 23, the bottom of the notch may `be closed by means of a bottom plate 2I and the side `of the notch is closed by means of an adjustable side blo-ck 54. The latter block is held in place Iby means of clamp screws 3I which are threaded into the side block 54 and which pass through slotted openings 33 in the guide block 26. By this arrangement the side iblock can vbe adjusted snugly against the bar 23 to take up any lost motion therein.V

The guide block and its bottom plate 21 are adjustably attached to a supporting plate 28 which in turn is supported from the spacer bar I2 on a pair of spacing blocks 29 positioned at each side of the slide bar.l Each of the blocks 29 [carries a spacing pin 30 which engages in the openings |13 in the member I2.

The lguide block 26 is secured to the plate 28, at one side of the bar 23 by means of -a pivot screw 52 and at the other side thereof by means of a set screw 32. The screw 32 extends through an arcuately slotted hole 34 extending substantially parallel to the bar 23. The side block `54 is slotted for the passage of the pivot screw 52 so that the latter does not interfere with the adjustment of the former.

Thus, by loosening the screws 32 and 52, the bar 23 and the block 26 can be turned to any angle with reference to the bar 28, after which the two screws are again tightened to x the block 26 at this angle.

The plate 28 is attached to the 4blocks 29 by 'means of suitable attachment screws 36 which pass through slotted openings 31 in the f plate 28. By this arrangement, the position of the spacing blocks 29-can be changed to suit the spacing of either series vof holes I3 so that they will accurately register with two of these holes when the le is between two teeth of Ythe saw.

After the 'block 26 is positioned and set at the d angle that is desired on the `cutting edges of the teeth, the spacing pins 3!) are placed in the Iproper holes I3 to position the le I8 betweenthe rst teeth of the saw. The handle 25 is then reciprocated forward and back until the file has cut the full tooth depth. It cannot cut further than the desired depth since when this depth is reached, the blocks 29 are resting against the bar I2. The entire mechanism is then raised and the spacing pins are placed in the next adjacent holes I3 and thernext tooth space is similarly iiled. This is continu-ed throughout the entire length of the saw. When the entire saw has been filed in this direction, the block 26 is shifted to the lopposite angle and set in position and the procedure is repeated to place the opposite bevels on the teeth.

It can be readily seenV that since the spacing of the teeth Ydepends upon the spacing of the holes I3 and since the spacing is accurately uniform, the resulting teeth will be similarly uniform.

The friction of the bar 23 through the block tion.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent 1s:

1. A saw sharpening device comprising: a flat, elongated, spacer bar having a longitudinally extending row of uniformly spaced perforations; means for securing said -bar along the toothed "edge of a saw with its flat upper surface horizontal; a supporting plate; spacer blocks supporting said su-pporting plate on said upper surface; a pair of pins projecting downwardly fromV said spacer blocks into spaced apart perforations in said row; avslotted guide block pivotally mounted on said supporting plate; means for locking said block to said plate at any desired position around its pivot; a slide bar passing through the slot of said guide block and projecting from both sides thereof; a le supporting member adjustably mounted adjacent each extremity of said slide bar; a le supported at its each extremity by one of said le supporting members and extending across said spacer bar below said Vsupporting plate and between said spacer blocks.

2. A saw sharpening device comprising: an elongated spacer bar having a longitudinally extending row of `uniformly spaced receiving depressions; means for securing said bar along the toothed edge of a saw; a supporting member; projections projecting from said supporting member into spaced-apart `depressions in said row; a guide 'block pivotally mounted on said supporting member; means for locking said block to said member at any desired position around its pivot; a slide bar passing through said block; and means for suspending a le below said bar and from the extremities thereof.

BARNEY F. MILANO. 

